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Overview

Environmental Studies is a university-wide undergraduate environmental curricular option offered cooperatively by four colleges and professional schools and coordinated by faculty with full or partial appointments in the Environmental Studies Program. This option is one of UVM's most distinctive and popular academic programs - unique nationally in its breadth and interdisciplinary nature.

Students entering UVM may apply for admission to Environmental Studies through several of the undergraduate divisions. Choice of the appropriate college or school will depend on the individual's interests, career and educational objectives.

The Environmental Studies Program involves students and faculty from throughout the university, as well as community professionals, recognizing that study of the environment must draw upon all academic disciplines and professional fields. The activities of the program include undergraduate education, research, and community service programs dedicated to the study and improvement of the cultural and natural environments essential to the quality of life on earth.

The program serves a wide range of environmental interests, with its primary mission being undergraduate education, and its primary focus the individual student. Working closely with the faculty, each student plans an individualized program that combines a broad, comprehensive understanding of the environment with depth in a specific concentration of study. Major concentrations can be in the natural sciences, the humanities, the social sciences, or broadly interdisciplinary around a specific focus.

Many graduates continue their education in graduate or professional schools; others work in public and private sectors in highly diverse fields throughout Vermont, the nation, and in countries around the globe.

Program offices and a Student Services Center are located in Bittersweet Building, where students are encouraged to visit with the staff and faculty regarding their academic plans, to gain assistance with research or action projects, and to seek information about academic programs, internships, international study opportunities, graduate studies, and future careers.

Degree Programs

The Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Studies is awarded through CALS and RSENR.

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies is awarded through CAS.